Computer systems and methods for subdividing a complex disease into component diseases
US7653491B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16B40/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for identifying a quantitative trait loci for a complex trait that is exhibited by a plurality of organisms in a population. The population is divided into a plurality of sub-populations using a classification scheme. Depending on what is known about the population, either a supervised or unsupervised classification is used. The classification scheme is derived from a plurality of cellular constituent measurements obtained from each organism in the population. For each sub-population in the plurality of sub-populations, a quantitative genetic analysis is performed on the sub-population in order to identify one or more quantitative trait loci for the complex trait.
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